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EspañolCAMPEONATO BRASILEIRO SéRIE A
| Campeonato Brasileiro Série A |
|---|
 |
| 'Founded' |
| 1971 |
| 'Nation' |
| 'Relegation To' |
| Campeonato Brasileiro Série B |
| 'Number of Teams' |
| 20 |
| 'Level on Pyramid' |
| Level 1 |
| 'South American Qualification' |
| Copa Libertadores Copa Sudamericana |
| 'Cup' |
| Copa do Brasil |
| 'Current Champions (2006)' |
| 'Website' |
| CBF |
The 'Série A' (informally called 'Brasileirão') is the main division of Brazilian football. It is presently composed of 20 teams; currently, the bottom four teams in Série A are relegated and the top four teams in Série B are promoted.
| Contents |
| Format and competition rules |
| Statistics |
| Teams currently playing Série A |
| Champions of Série A |
| Titles by team |
| Titles by state |
| References |
| External links |
Format and competition rules
Since 2003, the Série A has been contested in a double round-robin format. In other words, each team plays against each other home and away, and the team with most points is declared champion. There is no final match, which is a very controversial subject. Prior to 2003, the Brazilian championship has traditionally been decided with some type of playoff format (most commonly the "Octagonal", where the top 8 regular season teams comprise a single elimination tournament), rather than the European model of points accumulated over a season. Although some purists complain that this system lacks the drama of playoffs and finals, the championship has so far shown to be well balanced, without the limited number of clubs dominating the league as found in many European leagues.
The seasons with more entrants were: 2000 (116 entrants), 1979 (94 entrants) and 1986 (80 entrants).
All the big clubs from São Paulo, except , withdrew from the 1979 championship. They protested against the odd system of tier qualification which made rivals Palmeiras and Guarani, previous-year finalists, enter only in final phase, and asked for the same privileges. Indeed oddly enough, Guarani finished in the top 12 playing only 3 games, probably a world record especially in a championship with 96 entrants. Palmeiras itself finished third despite playing only 5 games.
In 1984, , a small club from São Paulo, managed to qualify for the Série A. That year participants could be promoted and relegated from and to Série B in the middle of the tournament. Juventus started thus the tournament in the premiership, was relegated in the middle of the tournament but eventually managed to clinch the Série B title. Despite this the team was not promoted the year after to Série A and failed to qualify to it from the state championship.
In 1999, an averaging relegation system similar to the one used in the Primera División Argentina was adopted. The two clubs with the worst point results in the first stage of the two previous seasons were to be relegated. However, this system only lasted for a single season.
In 2005, each team played 42 games, 21 home and 21 away, for a total of 462 games. The champion and runner-up automatically qualified for the 2006 Copa Libertadores. The third and fourth placed teams may also represent Brazil in the Libertadores by defeating foreign clubs to be determined by CONMEBOL in pre-tournament trials. The champion and 5th through 11th placed teams also win the right to represent Brazil in the Copa Sudamericana, another South American championship of lower stature. The four last ranked teams (19th, 20th, 21st and 22nd) were relegated to the following year's Série B.
Eleven matches of the 2005 competition were annulled due to a match-fixing scandal and had to be replayed.
For the 2006 season, the number of contestants was reduced to 20, and CBF claims it to be the "definitive" format. In 2006, the limit on the number of foreign players was that no team can have more than 3 foreign players on the field or on the bench in a single match.
Statistics
The only club to win a championship undefeated was , in 1979, with 15 wins and 7 draws. Also, in a match between Goiás and Cruzeiro, in the same year, 14 players were sent off.
Roberto Dinamite is the player with most goals scored in Campeonato Brasileiro history. Dinamite scored 190 in 20 seasons (1971-1989).
As of 2007, only , , and participated in all editions of the Série A.
Teams currently playing Série A
Main articles: Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 2007
There are 20 teams playing the Série A in 2007:
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Champions of Série A
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Comments | Entrants | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 ''Details'' | Three-team final stage. Botafogo eventually finished third. | 20 | |||
| Year | Winner | Score | Runner-up | Comments | Entrants |
| 1972 ''Details'' | '0 - 0' | Palmeiras declared champions due to better season record | 26 | ||
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Comments | Entrants | |
| 1973 ''Details'' | Four-team final stage. Palmeiras drew São Paulo 0-0 on last stage match | 40 | |||
| Year | Winner | Score | Runner-up | Comments | Entrants |
| 1974 ''Details'' | '2 - 1' | Four-team final stage. Extra tie-break match | 40 | ||
| 1975 ''Details'' | '1 - 0' | 46 | |||
| 1976 ''Details'' | '2 - 0' | 54 | |||
| 1977 ''Details'' | '0 - 0' | São Paulo won 3-2 on penalties. | 60 | ||
| 1978 ''Details'' | 1 - 0 '1 - 0' | 74 | |||
| 1979 ''Details'' | 2 - 0 '2 - 1' | Internacional became champions without losing one single game, a deed yet unmatched. | 96 | ||
| 1980 ''Details'' | 0 - 1 '3 - 2' | 104 | |||
| 1981 ''Details'' | 2 - 1 '1 - 0' | 88 | |||
| 1982 ''Details'' | 1 - 1 0 - 0 '1 - 0' | 88 | |||
| 1983 ''Details'' | 1 - 2 '3 - 0' | 88 | |||
| 1984 ''Details'' | 1 - 0 '0 - 0' | 72 | |||
| 1985 ''Details'' | '1 - 1' | Coritiba won 6-5 on penalties. | 40 | ||
| 1986 ''Details'' | 1 - 1 '3 - 3' | São Paulo won 4-3 on penalties. | 80 | ||
| 1987('1') ''Details'' | 1 - 1 '1 - 0' | Four-team final stage turned home-and-away playoff | 32 | ||
| 1988 ''Details'' | 2 - 1 '0 - 0' | 24 | |||
| 1989 ''Details'' | '1 - 0' | Second final-series match unnecessary as Vasco had a better season record and won the away match | 22 | ||
| 1990 ''Details'' | 1 - 0 '1 - 0' | 20 | |||
| 1991 ''Details'' | 1 - 0 '0 - 0' | 20 | |||
| 1992 ''Details'' | 3 - 0 '2 - 2' | 20 | |||
| 1993 ''Details'' | 1 - 0 '2 - 0' | 32 | |||
| 1994 ''Details'' | 3 - 1 '1 - 1' | 24 | |||
| 1995 ''Details'' | 2 - 1 '1 - 1' | 24 | |||
| 1996 ''Details'' | 0 - 2 '2 - 0' | Grêmio declared champions due to better season record. | 24 | ||
| 1997 ''Details'' | 0 - 0 '0 - 0' | Vasco da Gama declared champions due to better season record | 26 | ||
| 1998 ''Details'' | 2 - 2 1 - 1 '2 - 0' | 24 | |||
| 1999 ''Details'' | 2 - 3 2 - 0 '0 - 0' | 22 | |||
| 2000('2') ''Details'' | 1 - 1 '3 - 1' | Organized by Clube dos 13 on CBF's behalf, and dubbed Copa João Havelange | 116 | ||
| 2001 ''Details'' | 4 - 2 '1 - 0' | 28 | |||
| 2002 ''Details'' | 2 - 0 '3 - 2' | 26 | |||
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Comments | Entrants | |
| 2003 ''Details'' | 100 pts / 46 matches | 87 pts / 46 matches | From 2003 onwards, regular season + play-offs system was substituted by full round-robin season | 24 | |
| 2004 ''Details'' | 89 pts / 46 matches | 86 pts / 46 matches | 24 | ||
| 2005 ''Details'' | 81 pts / 42 matches | 78 pts / 42 matches | A refereeing scandal led to refixturing of matches which turned the outcome of the original championship impossible to assert | 22 | |
| 2006 ''Details'' | 78 pts / 38 matches | 69 pts / 38 matches | 20 | ||
Titles by team
| Club | State | Titles |
|---|---|---|
 | 4 titles | |
| ('1') |  | 4 titles |
| 4 titles | |
| 4 titles | |
| ('2') | | 4 titles |
 | 3 titles | |
| 2 titles | |
| 2 titles | |
 | 1 title | |
 | 1 title | |
 | 1 title | |
| 1 title | |
| 1 title | |
| 1 title | |
| 1 title | |
| 1 title | |
| ('1') |  | 1 title |
Titles by state
| State | Titles |
|---|---|
| 15 titles |
| 10 titles('1') ('2') |
| 5 titles |
| 2 titles |
| 2 titles |
| 1 title |
| 1 title('1') |
'1'The championship of 1987 was controversial as CBF faced scission from Clube dos 13 which decided to organize the 1987 premiership on its own. The latter, dubbed Copa União, had Flamengo and Internacional as champion and runner-up. Despite signing an agreement with CBF in order avoid being banned by FIFA, both teams backed by Clube dos 13 decided not to match their title with CBF's tournament winners in order to unify the title.
'2' The championship was not organised by CBF because , in the 1999 championship, contested and won in a common justice court and reverted its relegation. CBF was thus legally impeached of organizing it and asked Clube dos 13 to act as a proxy while backing the competition. The rules reproduced roughly previous tournaments with a regular season and play-offs, though all teams legally had to be able to dispute, thus 1999 clubs were not relegated. After Gama withdrew its protests in the common justice, the team was included in the championship. The competition was officially recognized by the Brazilian Football Confederation. [1]
References
1. Brazilian Football Confederation's official Campeonato Brasileiro Série A champions
External links
★ 'CBF' Confederação Brasileira de Futebol - Brazilian Football Confederation
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★ 'RSSSF Brazil links
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★ 'zerozero.pt
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★ http://www.footiemap.com/?co=brasil Map of Serie A club locations
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